Consume This: Tinky Winky lookalikes out at Wal-Mart

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NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- No more pocketbook-bearing Tinky Winky lookalikes at Wal-Mart.

The Associated Press reported this week the creator of Teletubbies and the discount retailer have settled a copyright dispute over Bubbly Chubbies. Those are the strangely shaped, brightly colored figurines that bear an eerie resemblance to the original Teletubbies: Tinky Winky, La La,Dipsy and Po. Wal-Mart
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has apparently agreed to remove Bubbly Chubbies from store shelves and destroy extra inventory. See full story

To charge online or not to charge online

Six million online shoppers have experienced credit card fraud, according to the National Consumer League. Bad headline? Yes. Rising problem? Maybe. After all, criminals will be criminals.However, the Internet has not cornered the market on fraud. The last time I checked with some retail analysts, there was still plenty to go around. See full story

Fool's gold

All right I'll admit it, I was almost taken by a chain mail hoax. One of the recent ones making the rounds invoked the name of Microsoft and promised cash rewards. Luckily MarketWatch reported the phony offer before I could harass my friends. But when Internet stocks debut on Wall Street and jump nearly 300 percent, who can blame me. See full story

Welcome back Charlie

AP reports Starkist Seafood is casting the distinctive tuna in commercials after a nearly 10 year absence. In the new ads, Charlie urges a courtroom jury of consumers to "judge" Starkist tuna quality for themselves. But it's still 'sorry Charlie', I think we pretty much know what happens to fresh tuna. See full story.

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